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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Native American; American Indian; Nonotuck
Title:Tobacco pipe bowl
Date Made:17th century
Type:Personal Gear
Materials:Stone
Place Made:North America; United States; Massachusetts; Springfield; Long Hill
Measurements:Overall: 1 5/8 in x 1 in; 4.1 cm x 2.5 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK K.187
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College

Description:
Conical pipe bowl. Burnished and decorated with small gouges on entire surface, carved triangular lines around the rim, and four small gouges devided by two lines forming an "X" at base. Midway down the body of the bowl is a hole where a wooden stem would have been attached.

Tags:
archaeology; indigenous people; Native American

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